Left Engine Mount
Left Engine Mount
• To avoid repeat repairs, do the following if the engine mount is faulty:
• Replace the faulty engine mount and its retaining plate.
• Likewise replace the engine mount on the opposite side, check the retaining plate and replace it if necessary.
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Engine support bridge (10 - 222 A)
• Spindle (10 - 222 A /11)
• Engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A)
• Engine Support Supplement Set (T40093)
Removing
- Position the front wheels so they are straight.
Risk of destroying electrical components.
• Observe measures for disconnecting the battery.
- Disconnect the battery.
- Remove the engine cover - arrows -.
- Install the (10 - 222 A) with adapters (T40093/6) on the left and right strut towers, as shown in the illustration.
- Engage the (10 - 222 A /11) to the rear engine lifting eyes.
- Lightly tension the engine with spindles.
- Remove the noise insulation - 1 and 2 -.
- Remove the left and right front wheels.
- Remove left and right front wheel housing liners.
- Remove the left and right drive axles from the transmission flange shafts.
- Remove the nut - arrow - on the right longitudinal member and free up the ground wires.
- Remove the left and right bolts - 1 - as well as the nuts - 3 - and remove the lock carrier support - 2 -.
- Disconnect the connector - 1 - headlamp range control sensor 1 (G233) electrical sensor - arrow - and free up electrical wiring.
Vehicles through VIN 8T-8A011200:
- Remove the left and right stabilizer bar bolt - 3 -.
• Ignore - 1 and 2 -.
Vehicles from VIN 8T-8A011201:
- Remove the left and right stabilizer bar bolt - 1 -.
• Ignore - 2 and 3 -.
Vehicles with a manual transmission:
- Remove the bolt - arrow - from the power steering hydraulic line.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
- Remove the nut - 1 - from the power steering hydraulic line.
• Ignore - arrows -.
All Vehicles:
- Remove the steering intermediate shaft from the steering gear, push them upward.
- Disconnect the vacuum hose - 1 - and free up the power steering hydraulic hose - arrow - on the bracket.
- Remove the nuts - 2 - and vacuum reservoir.
- Disconnect and free up the connector - 1 - from the steering gear.
• Ignore - 2 -.
- Free up the power steering hydraulic fluid hose on the left side of the subframe.
- Free up the wires on the right side of the subframe.
- Disconnect the electrical connector - 3 - on the left electrohydraulic engine mount solenoid valve (N144).
- Remove bolts - 1, 4 - and - arrows -, the retaining plate - 2 - for the left engine mount remains in the installation position.
- Disconnect the electrical connector - 2 - on the right electrohydraulic engine mount solenoid valve (N145).
- Remove the right engine mount bolt - 1 -.
• Ignore - 3, 4 and arrow -.
- Support the subframes using the (V.A.G 1383 A) as shown in the illustration.
- Mark the location of the subframe to the longitudinal members using a felt-tip pen.
- Remove the left and right subframe bolts - 1, 2 and 3 - in a diagonal sequence.
The suspension components could be damaged.
• Do not rest the vehicle on its wheels if the subframe mount, the steering gear or the subframe crossbrace are not installed correctly.
- Lower the subframe using the (V.A.G 1383 A) just enough so that the left engine mount can be removed, while at the same time paying attention to the clearance for the left hydraulic hoses and the right electrical cables.
- Remove the left engine mount.
Installing
Install in reverse order, paying attention to the following:
• For the correct tightening specifications, refer to => [ Subframe Mount Overview ] Subframe Mount Overview.
• Replace bolts that are tightened to the specification.
• When installing, bring all cable ties back to the same positions.
- Align the subframe and using the marks made on longitudinal members during removal.
- Tighten the subframe bolts only to the tightening specifications, do not tighten them further (tighten the bolts only after axle alignment).
Risk of accident due to loose connections.
• If the bolts in the subframe are not tightened to final torque, vehicle must not be driven.
- Install the stabilizer, connect the suspension strut to the control arm.
- Install the wires.
- Be sure to follow the procedure for connecting the battery afterwards.
- Attach the steering intermediate shaft to the steering gear.
- Install the power steering hydraulic line.
- Install the lock carrier braces.
- Install the left and right drive axles on the transmission flange shafts.
- Install the wheel housing liners.
- Install the front wheels.
- Perform axle alignment.
Risk of accident due to loose connections.
• Tighten the subframe bolts to the specification after performing axle alignment.
- Install the noise insulation.